Performing in Chicago in 1983. Paul Natkin/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Streaming services are teeming with celebrity documentaries, but few of those movies have inspired responses more sentimental than Pee-wee as Himself. "It's overwhelming to take that in," director Matt Wolf tells The Hollywood Reporter. "The scope and depth of people's emotional reaction to the film has been surprising.